Bieber the king of the Internet

Teen sensation Justin Bieber has dethroned Lady Gaga to be crowned the most searched for celebrity on the Internet.

The Stratford, Ont. singer shot to the top of music charts across the globe last summer with his debut track One Time and he has gained a huge fan following during his first year in the spotlight.

The 16-year-old, who was discovered on YouTube.com by record label executives, is now the king of the web - there are more searches for Bieber than anyone else in the world, including previous title holder Gaga.

Bieber also scores three times as many searches as soccer star David Beckham, according to search engine Ask Jeeves.

A spokesperson for Ask Jeeves says, "The Bieber is an online sensation so it's fitting he now rules the search engines. It's as though to millions he only exists on the net."